Resilient wheel



May 11,1

J. L. STOLTZ RESILIENT WHEEL ATTORNEY Patented May 11, 1925. r r r UNE'E'D STATS 'ihl JOHN L. STOLTZ, OF SUMNER, ILLINOIS.

RESILIENT WHEEL.

Application filed September 4, 1823, $eria1 No. 660,871. Renewed Gctober 8, 1925.

T iis invention relates to resilient wheels, The pins 12 are preferably rectangular and an object of the invention is. to proshape in cross section and are slid-able in vide a vehicle wheel in which a plurality the slots 11 to permit yielding slidahle shock 55 of resilient spokes are provided for connectabsorbing relative movement of the shells ing the rim structure to the hub structure 5 and 7 to permit the absorbing of shocks of the wheel, said spokes being arranged in between the rim and hub 1. pairs one of which extends at right angles It is, of course, to be understood that the to the other, so as to permit the absorbing invention may be constructed in other manof shocks occasioned by the traveling of a ners and the parts associated in difierent 1 vehicle equipped with the. wheels over rough relations and, therefore, I do not desire to surfaces, the relative position of the spokes be limited in any manner except as set forth with respect to each other and to the axis in the claims hereunto append-ed. of the wheel being such as to absorb the Having thus described my invention what shock upon the initial engagement of the I claim is:

15 wheel with an obstruction. 1. A resilient wheel comprising a hub Other objects of the invention will appear including a disc, a rim, a plurality of rein the following detailed description taken silient spokes connecting said hub disc and in connection with the aeconn anying drawrim, said spokes arranged in pairs with the ing wherein spokes of each pair disposed substantially 20 Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved at right angles to each other, said spokes wheel. including outer shells, laterally ofi'set heads Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of on the inner ends of said outer shells and Fig. 1. engaging against the side of the hub disc, Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 33 and piv-otally connected to the hub disc, in- 25 of Fig. 2. ner shells pivotally connected to the inner Referring more particularly to the drawperimeter of the rim and slidably extending ings, the improved resilient wheel comprises into the first named shells, and springs for a hub 1, which includes a disc 2 to the perimcushioning the movement between the outer eter of which at spaced points the spoke and inner shells.

39 structures 3 attached. The spoke struc- 2. A resilient wheel comprising a hub tures 3 are arranged in; pairs disposed one including a disc, a rim, a plurality of reat right angles to the other, and their insilient spokes connecting s-id hub disc and ner ones are pivotally mounted upon bolts rim, said spokes arranged in pairs with the 4.- which serve as connections between the spokes of each pair disposed substantially heads 6 and the hub disc 2. Each of the at right angles to each other, saic spokes spoke structures Qconiprises an outer tubular including outer shells, laterally ofiset heads shell upon the inner end of which a lateralon the inner ends of said outer shells and ly offset head 6 is formed which engages engaging against the side of the hub disc, upon one side of the hub disc 2. The tubular and pivotally connected to the hub disc, shell 5 telescopically receives the inner tuinner shells pivotally connected to the inhular shell 7, which is pivotally connected ner oerimeter of the rim and slidably cxas shown at 8 to a pair of angle plates 9 tending into the first named shells, said attache-d to the inner perimeter of the tire shells provided with registering slots, pins carrying rim 10. The tubular shells 5and extending transversely through the slots, 7 are provided with aligning longitudinally and a coil spring positioned about each said extending slots 11 through which transouter shell and engaging said pins. vers-ely extending pins 12 and 13 extend. In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- Springs 14 are coiled about the tubular ture. shell 5 and their ends engage against the ends of the pins 12 and 13 which project JOHN L. STOLTZ.

beyond the perimeter of the shell 5, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. 

